The Jominy end quench for light-weight alloy development

The Jominy end quench test is well known as a method of measuring hardenabi lity in steels. In nonferrous alloys, there is a desire to determine the ef fect of quenching on final properties after heat treating. The Jominy end q uench test offers a method for studying many quenching conditions with a mi nimum of samples. The potential for developing a new understanding of the c omplex response of nonferrous alloys to processing conditions, especially q uenching, will be presented. Examples of the properties measured on Jominy end quench specimens of aluminum and titanium alloys will be presented.